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Sense8 – Season 1 Review – “Love, like art, must always be free ”

Jul 21, 2015

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Netflix Sense8 season 1 surprised me. The show has a slow start but after the Non-Blonde 'What’s up' coral scene, it acquires a whole new level of awesomeness. The first three episodes have to deal with the difficulties of presenting eight different protagonists and the show inevitably suffers a bit. After the classical descriptive beginning, there is so much more to watch.

What I liked about the first season is how the storylines are built in such an emotional way. You just fall in love with all these characters. Firstly I really loved the storyline of Lito. He is perfectly portrayed as a fragile and fearful actor, who is in love with the artist Hernando but he is also unable to live his love-story openly. I appreciated how he added sense of humour and complexity to the story itself and how the writers were able to shape stereotypes-free LGBT’s characters, also dealing with sexual explicit scenes. Then I also loved the transgender character Nomi. She introduced us inside the intricate mysteries of Whispers and she is perfectly paired with a lovely fiancée (they are literally adorable together). Morever she has great heart to show.

The strongest character of the show was doubtless Riley who is an Icelandic girl-now based in London with a troubled past. I really rooted for her character, and I truly enjoyed how she was stuck in the final episodes inside the memories of the tragedy she lived. It was really gut -wrenching to see her go through her daughter’s death over and over again. An incredibly nostalgic character that pairs perfectly with the other clusters as Sun,Kala and Wolfgang.

The strongest part of the show is the interaction between all the different clusters. When they are together, when they share their experiences and they connect, the show glooms. I also loved some unique moments as the coral Non-Blondes’ What’s up’s performance or the unexpected orgy. Sense8 dares to be unique, it’s not afraid to show blood, nudity or a coral childbirth.

After Matrix’s trilogy and Cloud Atlas, the Wachowski siblings  have gained a certain recognition. Sense8 clearly confirms their talent in creating a wide and interesting emotional web of connections. The show is not perfect, if you want to find imperfections, you don’t have to dig in too much. But with an unique atmosphere, with perfectly shaped protagonists and a satisfactory ending (involving the meeting of all the characters on a boat landing to the horizon),  we just raving for more. 
Please Netflix, renew it!

What do you think of Sense8’s first season?  Which character do you like the most?

About the Author - Francesco B
Fra (aka Francesco B.) is a writer of the site. He’s a professional tv-and-cinema maniac and a keen reader. He is an italian lazy university student, he truly loved tv series like Veronica Mars, Buffy, Lost, Alias.. and he would like to become a professional journalist. One Day. Maybe.




23 comments:

  1. What an awful abomination that was. It made me ashamed to be gay and to be represented like that. That's what it was all about - an unnecessarily loud message for acceptance. The "plot" might as well have been totally absent.

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  2. Loved it! A slow start but after "What's Going On?" which is one of my all time FAVORITE MOMENTS of the show followed closely by all the Sense8's working together as one mind in the finale.


    Apparently we should hear news VERY SOON in regards to S2, with all 5(?) stars in the red Netflix would be crazy not to pick it up.

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  3. Well directed and written, gorgeously shot and edited… From the opening sequence, you know you are watching something very special. Sense8 has the human element that Matrix lacked. It feels alive, real and very, very exciting and suspenseful.

    From the streets of Nairobi to the alleys of San Francisco through the smoggy Mexico City and the snowy mountains of Iceland, this show brings it all… and it is an immense trip. It made me almost remember how much is beautiful being part of the human race.

    Netflix, I'm begging you. Renew it please!

    p.s.:
    Twenty-five years and my life is still
    Trying to get that great big hill of hope
    For a destination

    I realized quickly when I knew I should
    That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
    For whatever that means

    Read more: 4 Non Blondes - What's Up Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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  4. I absolutely loved the show, I thought it was such a masterpiece. I fell in love with it from the start and it just got better as it went on. I loved all the characters but from favourite to least favourite they'd go: Wolfgang>Lito=Riley=Will=Sun>Kala>Nomi>Capheus.


    I loved the music and the action scenes were fantastic as well. All the emotion in the show is what I loved most. It had some really beautiful locations as well. I hope to still be watching this show years from now!

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  5. Character preference-Lito>Wolfgang>Will>Sun>Riley>Nomi>Capheus>Kala.
    Netflix-Give us Season 2 NOW!!

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  6. An amazing season, I love all the main characters, its the first time I love all the characters in a show !!!!!

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  7. I loved the first season and all the characters were great. I liked all their separate storylines, and it will be a bit difficult to do something surprising with that in season 2. I´m sure they will think of something else good and I can´t wait to see more.
    It is very difficult to rank the characters but here goes: Wolfgang - Nomi - Sun - Riley - Will - Capheus - Kala - Lito. Guess I´m the only one that puts Lito last....

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  8. I really liked the show, I think it's the kind of show that will get better as it goes, since the first season was mostly setting things up. I loved all the sharing moments, every time members of the cluster interacted, especially in the last two episodes- I'd love if we get a S2 to have some full on group moments or just explore different dynamics.

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  9. When I saw the promo I thought I would have liked this show, but I completely adored it. I think it's quite phenomenal, it gave me lots of emotions and I loved all the characters, that never happened to me before. Their interactions are amazing, the music fits the moments perfectly, there are some of the best fight scenes I've ever seen and the locations are great.
    Characters rank:
    Wolfgang>Lito>Nomi>Sun>Riley>Will>Kala>Capheus

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  10. Totally agree

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  11. Yeah, the really positive side... it's that the characters are totally AMAZING. you love them ALL. It's really rare in a Tv series.

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  12. I want MOOOOORE! I need more.

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  13. I don't get it. Why an abomination? I don't think that Lito, Hernando or Nomi are stereotypes, or bad characterized. They are strong and interesting characters, with a normal and ordinary life.

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  14. We all want more.

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  15. LOL mate you do realize that one of the wachowskis is transgender and is now a woman right you should probably switch brothers to siblings its a wee bit offensive lol

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  16. could have used a lil bit whispers and his backstory

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  17. Yes, it's never happen to me ... the actors are great and the storyline too. Can't wait to know is netflix reniew it. But I hope so!!!

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  18. Whenever I hear that song now I think of Sense8!

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  19. Sun>Nomi>Lito>Capheus>Riley>Kala>Wolfgang>Will

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  20. Panagiotis KaratasiosJuly 22, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    i suppose that will happen in season 2

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  21. I grade my favorites in two tiers.

    Top Tier favorites: Sun, Wolfgang, Capheus, Riley and Will.

    Second Tier: Kala, Nomi and Lito.


    But overall, I really enjoyed all the different character story lines as they progressed throughout the season.

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  22. Yeah, I think season 2 will be all about the main story

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  23. my bad. It wasn't meant to be offensive at all

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